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Peter Nielsen Klitz
Born8 July 1874
Died3 March 1955
Alma materRosendaler Art School, Munich
OccupationPainter
SpouseSophie Kirstine Marcussen
Parents
  • Jørgen Thomsen Klitz (father)
  • Mette née Pedersen (mother)

Peter Nielsen Klitz (8 July 1874 – 3 March 1955) was a Danish realist painter.[1] He is best known for his landscapes and thatched cottage works.

Biography

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Peter Nielsen Klitz, 1893.

Klitz was born in Assens, Denmark. He was the son of Jørgen Thomsen Klitz and Mette née Pedersen. His father was a prominent master blacksmith.[2] In the 1890's Klitz spent a short time in Zurich, Switzerland[3] and then went to Germany to be educated at The Rosendaler Art School in Munich. In 1897 Peter married Sophie Kirstine Marcussen, daughter of Andreas Marcussen and Lene Marie Marcussen, née Jessen.[4] They would go on to have one daughter together named Sophie Kirstine Klitz. He then began having art exhibitions as early as 1900.[5] From 1916 until his death 1955 Peter and his wife lived on Sønder Boulevard in Copenhagen.[6][7]

Most of his paintings are in private collections around the world.

Selected paintings

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  • "Danish Thatched Cottage" by Peter Nielsen Klitz, 1927.
  • "Danish Landscape" by Peter Nielsen Klitz, 1948.

References

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  1. ^ "arkiv.dk | Søndre Boulevard 54, København". arkiv.dk. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  2. ^ "arkiv.dk | Jørgen Thomsen Klitz". arkiv.dk. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  3. ^ "arkiv.dk | Peter Klitz". arkiv.dk. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  4. ^ "arkiv.dk | Peter Klitz og forlovede". arkiv.dk. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  5. ^ Various authors (Committee), Various authors (Committee). Danish Art Encyclopedia Weilbach [Danish Art Encyclopedia] (in Danish) (4th ed.). Denmark. (Since 1996 a freely accessible online digitized version of the 4th edition has been accessible as the major component of Kunstindeks Danmark)
  6. ^ Danish Government, Danish Government (1916–1955). Denmark Census [Denmark Census] (in Danish). Denmark: Danish Government.
  7. ^ Public Record, Public Record (1916–1955). Godthaabs sogn [Godthaabs Parish Record Book] (in Danish). Denmark (published 1955). pp. 14–15.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)